Anna Tschetter
I enjoyed this but didn't love it - maybe I should have read the Young Reader's edition because my mind would wander during the more intense passages about electron shells and such . . . just like I stopped paying attention in high school chemistry!
I have complicated feelings about this one. I LOVED the magic(s) systems and worldbuilding but I found some of the characters a little lacking. Part of me wishes I had read this 20 years ago. Not because it's for unsophisticated readers but just that my reading tastes have changed over that time. I like more female characters for me. But the plotting, magic, and world building is SO COOL that I totally get the hype for Sanderson.
A sweet Christmas Day read!
I liked Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert series but I think this is even better. Both main characters are flawed but lovable humans and I found her depiction of depression realistic.
This was really beautiful but WAY gorier than I expected. And for some reason I either didn't know or forgot that it's 99% wordless. Gorgeous art and an interesting story well told via images.
Absolutely gorgeous! Manages to create a fully realized world with cute robots and a story that addresses abuse so well. A new favorite.
Edited to add: Shout out to Renata for saying, “This book was written SPECIFICALLY for you,” and being 100% correct.
This deserves all of the awards it's won! What a beautiful - and hilarious - story of family and culture(s). Long live the Deer Surgeon!
I LOVED this! I think that Dickey thesis that paranoia and fear of secret societies/cabals being baked into the American consciousness makes a lot of sense. Reading it made me simultaneously worried and hopeful for the future which I suppose is about as best as I can get.
I could recommend anyone interested in American history, moral panics, or who feels dismay about the MAGA-ification of politics to read this.
Cute but perhaps a bit too zany for my taste! Good for teens who want a funny, feminist murder mystery with a good twist ending.
This was such a melancholy read. I loved the art and her observations and hated her husband. What a dick.
While I felt the ending was a little rushed, I really loved this! Boulley is such a compelling writer and is so skilled getting readers invested in topics that they might not expect like, NAGPRA and repatriation!
Another sweet volume! I liked how we get to see the passage of time of Takahiro growing up and loved the doctor's backstory as a test pilot!
I found this compelling, devastating, and nuanced. Rosen avoids easy answers and solutions and it's clear that he loves/loved his childhood friend Michael Laudor. It sort of seems like he comes to the conclusion that Michael should have been forcibly medicated/hospitalized - or he hints toward that - and I don't really know how to feel about it. I can certainly understand his perspective.
It's complicated but I appreciated learning about it.
This was a good, spooky read! I appreciate the way Tirado weaves in historical - and contemporary - racism into the story and shows how it's effects last for generations.
A sweet comic about how things are not always what they seem and how persistence can be rewarded!
This was great! I loved how Pham presented his memories via food. I thought it worked really well and could have read 100 more pages. It was also fun to see Gene Luen Yang make appearances since I believe they teach at the same school!!
Wow. I loved this! I mean I figured I would because I do love a graphic memoir but this was exceptional! The art was gorgeous and like NGE Shinji my heart was breaking for little HS Sarah finding heir way in the world through stories they loved.
Jerry Craft can do no wrong! Another great entry in this series with even more characters getting fleshed out and developed. Full of funny gags and plays on words as well.
Dang Henderson and North can do NO WRONG! This is a fun adventure with a really sweet heart at the middle of it. It's also a good reminder that you can't save the world alone, you gotta do it with your friends!!
Ughhhhh Joy McCullough is so GOOD! I loved how these girls - GIRLs - were able to imagine their stories in some ways. Just amazing.
I really enjoyed this! The writing was beautiful and the information about sea creatures fascinating. The was that they intertwined their memoirs into the essays and how they related to the creatures was really well done!
It took me a minute to warm up to Alex but I think the author did a good job of showing how she got to where she was at the beginning of the book.